Lee B. Cousins
February 20, 1911-December 12, 2005
Lee B. Cousins, 94, formerly of Old Sauk Trail, Niles, Michigan, died of a brief illness at 9:30 p.m. Monday, December 12, 2005, in Buchanan Meadows.
Mr. Cousins was born on February 20, 1911, in Grafton, Ohio, to Elmer C. and Ethel L. (Bowman) Cousins. He moved to this area in 1913, coming from Ohio. In 1972 he retired as senior vice president of First National Bank of Southwestern Michigan. A veteran of World War II, Mr. Cousins served in the U.S. Army until his discharge in November 1945. He then returned to Niles.
He was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church in Niles. Active in civic affairs, he was a past-president of both the Niles-Buchanan Rotary Club and the United Way of Greater Niles. Lee was a longtime member as well as a life member of the Niles Elks Lodge #1322 B.P.O.E. He also was a member of Fernwood Botanic Garden and Nature Center.
On December 30, 1933, in Three Oaks, Michigan, he was married to Jane E. Olson, who preceded him in death on December 24, 1998.
Surviving family include his sons, Dean L. Cousins of Milford, Indiana, and James A. Cousins of Buchanan. Three grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, as well as his sister, Joy Newman of Seattle, Washington, additionally survive.
Funeral services for Lee B. Cousins will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 17, 2005, in the Halbritter Funeral Home, with Rev. Emmett H. Kadwell, Jr. officiating. Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery. There will be no visitation.
Contributions in memory of Mr. Cousins may be made to the Niles-Buchanan Y.M.C.A. Building Fund
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